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Tech It: Waka Hiko Electric transport: Find resources; This set of resources will enable students to explore the impact of tech advancements on the physical and social environments....

Planning guide for Technology Transitions Te Aratohu Whakarite mō te Whitinga Hangarau: Find resources; As leaders and kaiako, how can we strengthen pathways for ākonga transitioning from year 7&8 technology into a secondary settin...

Planning guide for Technology Transitions Te Aratohu Whakarite mō te Whitinga Hangarau: Find resources; As leaders and kaiako, how can we strengthen pathways for ākonga transitioning from year 7&8 technology into a secondary settin...

Planning guide for Technology Transitions Te Aratohu Whakarite mō te Whitinga Hangarau: Find resources; As leaders and kaiako, how can we strengthen pathways for ākonga transitioning from year 7&8 technology into a secondary settin...

Tech It: Technology rauemi cover sheet: Find resources; This resource supports students to undertake multiple inquiries to address a range of technological needs and develop skills in...

Tech It: Whāngaia Feed the team: Find resources; The focus of this context is to support students to plan and make healthy food choices. Students will be encouraged to researc...

Tech It: Kaumatua The Elderly: Find resources; In this set of resources, students are to consider how they can support the elderly. Each of the suggested activities enable āk...

Tech It: Wai Water: Find resources; This set of resources will support ākonga to explore society’s impact on the quality of water used for drinking, domestic use,...

Tech It: Hauora Health: Find resources; The focus of this context is the four dimensions of hauora: Taha Tinana (physical), Taha Hinengaro (mental and emotional), Taha...

Tech It: Taukiri Identity: Find resources; The focus of this context is identity. This set of resources will enable ākonga to celebrate their special identity. As people...

Tech It: Kirihou Plastics: Find resources; The focus of this context is to create student awareness of how they can reduce waste by reusing and recycling products. This s...

Tech It: Tūwhiti Rāpihi: Find resources; The focus of this context is to help students explore how they can reduce waste. This set of resources will enable ākonga to co...

Tech It: Tāwharau Shelter: Find resources; This set of resources supports ākonga to consider why we as a society have an increasing homeless population and how they live....

Tech It: Waka Transportation: Find resources; The focus of this context is how we move people and products efficiently and the impact of doing so. Students design, plan, and...

Navigating technology transitions A guide and toolkit for kaiako: Find resources; Grow Waitaha is dedicated to future-focused pedagogy and innovation in our kura. Pathways are an important aspect of this – sup...

Kaiapoi Borough School – Future-focussed technology provision: Find resources; This Grow Waitaha article describes how staff at the Kaiapoi Borough School technology centre developed an education brief to i...

Digital Technologies Hub: Makerspaces: Find resources; This webpage features resources from Australia that provide lesson ideas and resources.

Curious minds: Find resources; This website from the Ministry of Business and Innovation, supports kiwis to engage with science and technology.

Pinterest – STEM and STEAM activities: Find resources; Encourage innovation, invention and creativity with these hands-on ideas for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Crafting successful prompts Harnessing artificial intelligence for effective learning: Find resources; This guide supports kaiako to maximise the usefulness of AI for effective and relevant learning by crafting successful AI promp...

Ten Trends – CORE Education: Find resources; The ten trends explores current drivers influencing change in education and schooling. Trends are underpinned by five key areas...

Teaching for 21st century learners: Find resources; Dr David Parsons, Associate Professor Massey University, explains the need to teach higher level thinking skills and develop ke...

Home school partnerships: Find resources; This section of Enabling eLearning supports engagement between parents, families, and schools with a focus on the use of techno...

Using social media to connect with your community: Find resources; This section of Enabling eLearning offers schools starting points for using social media with their communities. Social network...

The strategic thinking roadmap: Find resources; This guide is designed to help your leadership team implement a strategic direction that ensures technologies are integrated in...

Crafting successful prompts - Harnessing AI for effective learning: Find resources; This guide supports you in maximising the usefulness of AI for effective and relevant learning by crafting successful AI prompt...

Connected Learning Advisory: Find resources; The Connected Learning Advisory is a free service for schools and kura offering consistent, unbiased advice on integrating tech...

Calling all Technology teachers & leaders across Christchurch!: Meetup; 3:30 - 4:30 pm, 20 Jun 2023

Grow Waitaha Year 9-10 Technology Community of Practice: 3.30pm–5pm, 22 Aug 2023

Year 7-10 Technology Community of Practice: Hui; 3:30–5:00pm, 15 Nov 2023

DigiAwards Celebration 2023: 6–8pm. Doors open at 5:45pm. , 23 Nov 2023

Harnessing artificial intelligence for teaching efficiency: Hui; 3.45-4.30pm, 04 Apr 2024

Harnessing artificial intelligence for effective teaching and learning: Hui; 3.45-4.30pm , 08 May 2024

Ko wai mātou | Who we are: About us; Governed by Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, Grow Waitaha is a partnership between its governors, three educa...

DigiAwards 2023: DigiAwards; Watch our Ngā Whiwhinga | DigiAwards 2023 highlights reel for some of the best moments in the celebration of digital creativit...

Supporting resources: DigiAwards

Kaiapoi Borough School – Future-focussed technology provision: Our stories; The term ‘future-focussed’ is often dropped into conversations about school rebuilds or redevelopments. Today’s rebuilds and re...

Tai Tapu School – Prototyping for new spaces: Our stories; In 2016 Tai Tapu School gained a new learning space to replace ageing buildings and to cater for its steady roll growth. Princi...

Breens Intermediate – Developing a strong culture to support learning: Our stories; Te Puna Waiora o Hereora (Breens Intermediate School) is located in Harewood, Christchurch. It is a progressive school, recogni...

Paparoa Street School – An innovative approach to reimagining teaching and learning: Our stories; Paparoa Street School, located in Papanui, Christchurch, caters for students from Years 1 – 6. The school is working in innovat...

Rolleston College – Living the vision of self, community and future: Our stories; In 2017, Rolleston College | Horoeka Haemata became the first new secondary school to open in the South Island for more than 50...

Mountainview High School - An innovative and multi-levelled approach to music and performing arts: Our stories; Mountainview High school is a co-educational secondary school in Timaru catering for Year 9 to 13 students. It is a school that...

Paparoa Street School - Rebuilding our school: Our stories

Puketeraki Kāhui Ako - Visual Story Jam: Our stories; Ākonga and kaiako from Puketeraki Kāhui Ako recently took part in a Grow Waitaha Visual Story Jam workshop series in collaborat...

Climate Action Campus, Ōtautahi - Shifting young people’s sense of climate anxiety to climate hope: Our stories; One of the biggest mitigators against climate anxiety is to take action. Climate Action Campus, Ōtautahi recently shared their...

Tama’ita’i Toa - A Pacific Female Teachers’ Talanoa: Our stories; “Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique. Good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher!” Tama’ita’i...

Te Huarahi | Linwood Avenue School – Leading trauma-informed practices across the kura: Our stories; Gretchen Smith, tumuaki at Te Huarahi | Linwood Avenue School, has long held an interest in understanding ākonga behaviour and...

DigiAwards share the spirit of innovation, community, and inclusivity: Our stories; Schools in our eastern suburb communities suffered terribly from the 12,500 earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. They were still strug...

He Whakakitenga mō Ōtautahi hei Taone Mātauranga – A Vision for Ōtautahi as a Learning City: Our stories; What would it look like if Ōtautahi was a ‘learning city’? Do you have a clear vision or do you have questions? Do you feel ins...

Aotearoa National Kāhui Ako Gathering: Our stories; Recently our Grow Waitaha facilitators Suzi Gould, Cheryl Doig, and Stephen McConnachie supported the first-ever Aotearoa Natio...

Mairangatia te Angitu – Māori success as Māori: Our stories; Mairangatia te Angitu was a two-day symposium that was co-designed with mana whenua, and brought together rangatahi Māori from...

Learning Support Symposium: Our stories; In this story, we’re celebrating the Grow Waitaha Learning Support Symposium that happened in November, and was facilitated by:...

Addington Primary School Te Kura Taumatua – Our journey with Houhere: Our stories; What was the project about? The project's intention was to support a school to express local cultural narratives through creati...

“Success looks different for everyone” – Halle Pitama at Mairangatia te Angitu: Our stories; In March 2025, the Mairangatia te Angitu brought together rangatahi, educators, and whānau to celebrate diverse journeys of Māo...

Mairangatia te Angitu: Highlights Video: Our stories; 📍Ōtautahi | March 2025 💥 Over 150 rangatahi Māori gathered at Mairangatia te Angitu to celebrate Māori success as Māori — an...

Year 7 & 8 Technology – A journey of transformational change: Our stories; How do we embark on a journey of transformational change while navigating a pandemic and curriculum changes? When a network of...

Amplifying ākonga voice - year 9 technology students’ experience of transitioning to secondary school: Our stories; In 2021–2022, a community of passionate kaiako dedicated to teaching technology in years 7–8 embarked on a journey of transform...

Selwyn House School – Developing a shared strategic plan: Our stories; Selwyn House School principal Dr Lyn Bird shares the school’s story of revisioning and reviewing their school charter. To bring...

Christchurch Girls High School – Collaborative inquiry: Our stories; Explore Collaborative inquiry is a process where teachers explore issues effecting their students. They use shared expertise to...

Grow Waitaha roadshows – Collaborative design: Our stories; Grow Waitaha develops many initiatives to support education renewal in Christchurch. The aim is to be responsive to the current...